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Well if it ain't broke don't fix it adage certainly hold true in this case, while trying to check my cam timing I've managed to drop one the little aluminium spacers down the inlet port into cylinder 8.......
Any ideas?
Alternativly is it possible to remove the cylinder head with it in the car?
Or is it an engine out job....
It on a 4.2 cerby by the way
Matt'feeling very sheepish' feasey
Any ideas?
Alternativly is it possible to remove the cylinder head with it in the car?
Or is it an engine out job....
It on a 4.2 cerby by the way
Matt'feeling very sheepish' feasey
busa_rush said:
If it went in the inlet port it can come out that way, can you remove a cam and the valve
You cannot remove valves without removing a cylinder head.
Spark plug is your only way in that is straightforwardish, its all sounding like you need to pop the head off, to save many hours potentially dropping yet more things in there.
BadgerBenji said:
..to save many hours potentially dropping yet more things in there.
Hits nail squarely on head. I started to think of increasingly elaborate things to do with compressed air, vacuum cleaners bits of string and Blue-tack but gave up 'cause I thought they all risked ending up down the same 'oleVICTORY!!
after vacuuming, blowing , huffing and puffing with with bits of sticky tape etc
I've managed to finangle the spacer out again by fiddling around with a pair of very thin flat wire hooks I made.
Those spacers will be glued on from now on!
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions
Matt
after vacuuming, blowing , huffing and puffing with with bits of sticky tape etc
I've managed to finangle the spacer out again by fiddling around with a pair of very thin flat wire hooks I made.
Those spacers will be glued on from now on!
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions
Matt
350matt said:
VICTORY!!
after vacuuming, blowing , huffing and puffing with with bits of sticky tape etc
I've managed to finangle the spacer out again by fiddling around with a pair of very thin flat wire hooks I made.
Those spacers will be glued on from now on!
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions
Matt
after vacuuming, blowing , huffing and puffing with with bits of sticky tape etc
I've managed to finangle the spacer out again by fiddling around with a pair of very thin flat wire hooks I made.
Those spacers will be glued on from now on!
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions
Matt
well done.
BadgerBenji said:
I love the image of people putting vacuum cleaners under their bonnets with little attachments to get in through the spark plug hole. Im sorry but that tickles my funny bone.
Reminds me of one of my stupidest teenage acts - trying to suck something or other out of my mini's fuel tank using Mum's vacuum cleaner which was one of the old style cylinder on the ground jobs. It was working fine for a few seconds until BOOM, it blew the rear end of the vacuum down the driveway and clear across the other side of the street. I can still see the 20ft flame... Amazingly, after reassembly with some extra bolts and glue it worked fine but mother didn't appreciate the scorch marks
Edited by Ffirg 005 on Friday 22 September 06:21
Ffirg 005 said:
BadgerBenji said:
I love the image of people putting vacuum cleaners under their bonnets with little attachments to get in through the spark plug hole. Im sorry but that tickles my funny bone.
Reminds me of one of my stupidest teenage acts - trying to suck something or other out of my mini's fuel tank using Mum's vacuum cleaner which was one of the old style cylinder on the ground jobs. It was working fine for a few seconds until BOOM, it blew the rear end of the vacuum down the driveway and clear across the other side of the street. I can still see the 20ft flame... Amazingly, after reassembly with some extra bolts and glue it worked fine but mother didn't appreciate the scorch marks
Edited by Ffirg 005 on Friday 22 September 06:21
LOL!!!
Ffirg 005 said:
BadgerBenji said:
I love the image of people putting vacuum cleaners under their bonnets with little attachments to get in through the spark plug hole. Im sorry but that tickles my funny bone.
Reminds me of one of my stupidest teenage acts - trying to suck something or other out of my mini's fuel tank using Mum's vacuum cleaner which was one of the old style cylinder on the ground jobs. It was working fine for a few seconds until BOOM, it blew the rear end of the vacuum down the driveway and clear across the other side of the street. I can still see the 20ft flame... Amazingly, after reassembly with some extra bolts and glue it worked fine but mother didn't appreciate the scorch marks
Edited by Ffirg 005 on Friday 22 September 06:21
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